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Doug’s Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2022

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 13, 2022 | For Employers

Here are my top 5 employment law stories for 2022: 1. COVID 19 – Temporary Layoffs This issue remains my number one story because this issue impacts so many court cases. Some judges have concluded that a temporary layoff set out in the Infectious Disease...

Employment Law Update: Electronic Monitoring Policy

by MacLeod Law Firm | Sep 27, 2022 | For Employers

A new amendment to the Employment Standards Act requires employers with 25 or more employees on January 1st of a given year to put in place a written policy regarding any electronic monitoring processes they use to monitor employees. The deadline for 2022 is October...

Another Reason to Periodically Review Your Employment Contract

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 20, 2022 | For Employers

After the Court of Appeal’s 2020 decision in Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. many employers revised the termination clause in their standard employment contract because its existing termination clause was no longer enforceable. Now along comes another Ontario...

Does Unpaid IDEL Trigger a Constructive Dismissal? Court Declines to Answer

by Doug MacLeod | May 24, 2022 | For Employers

In a recent case, Taylor v. Hanley Hospitality Inc., 2022 ONCA 376, both lawyers asked a three judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) to decide whether a law which allows an employer to force an employee to take an unpaid leave under the ESA’s IDEL...

Ontario Government Proposes More Employment Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 22, 2022 | For Employers

In my last blog, I summarized some new employment laws that the Ontario government passed in December 2021. On February 28, 2022 the Ford government proposed more new employment legislation when it tabled Bill 88. This blog discusses three parts of Bill 88; that is,...

Termination Pay for Short Service Employees

by MacLeod Law Firm | Feb 15, 2022 | For Employees

When considering a job offer you need to carefully consider the terms of the termination clause that is included in the written job offer you receive. Employer Friendly Termination Clause in Job Offer When interviewing for a job the employer rarely raises your rights...

Restaurant Owner Ordered to Pay over $ 40 000 for Refusing to Refer to an Employee as They/Them

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 14, 2021 | For Employers

An employer cannot discriminate on the basis of gender identity. An employer is required to refer to an employee using the pronoun of the employee’s choice. Refusal to do so is a violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”). An employee can file a no cost,...

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Doug’s Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2022

Employment Law Update: Electronic Monitoring Policy

Another Reason to Periodically Review Your Employment Contract

Does Unpaid IDEL Trigger a Constructive Dismissal? Court Declines to Answer

Ontario Government Proposes More Employment Laws

Termination Pay for Short Service Employees

Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2021

Restaurant Owner Ordered to Pay over $ 40 000 for Refusing to Refer to an Employee as They/Them

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